Consumer price index, all-items, Canada

Overview

Over the last five years the series ranged from 142.9 (September 2021) to 170.0 (September 2026). Since January 2006 the full range is 108.0 (February 2006) to 170.0 (September 2026).

Key facts

Unit: index (2002 = 100). Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. For our calculations: Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

The latest reading of 170.0 in September 2026 is above its five-year average of 159.1 and above its ten-year average of 147.0. It is higher than 100% of all 249 readings since January 2006. The rise in September 2026 ended a run in the other direction or a flat reading. Over the last 12 readings, from October 2025 to September 2026, it averaged 167.5, with a high of 170.0 in September 2026 and a low of 165.0 in December 2025. In the last ten years the largest rise from one reading to the next was in March 2022, to 148.9 from 146.8 in February 2022, and the largest fall was in April 2020, to 135.7 from 136.6 in March 2020.

Among the last 9 complete years, the average was highest in 2025, at 164.2, and lowest in 2017, at 130.4.

The same measure elsewhere: 336.3 in the United States (September 2026, Consumer price index (CPI-U), all items); 102.3 in Australia (Q2 2026, Consumer price index, all groups); 143.6 in the United Kingdom (August 2026, Consumer prices index, all items). Definitions differ between countries; each page gives its own.

CPI all-items, Canada, not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer price index, all-items is published monthly by Statistics Canada in its Table 18-10-0004-01 release. It is measured in index (2002 = 100) and is not seasonally adjusted. EconoMonitor holds all 249 readings since January 2006 under the publisher's code 18100004:2.2, keeps earlier values when the publisher revises them, and compares each release with the downloaded file before it is shown.

• Frequency: monthly; seasonal adjustment: NSA.
• Unit: index (2002 = 100).
• Release: Table 18-10-0004-01, published by Statistics Canada.
• Source series code: 18100004:2.2.
• Methodology: how EconoMonitor stores and checks this series.

Definitions of the other measures quoted on this page: Consumer price index (CPI-U), all items (US), Consumer price index, all groups (AU), Consumer prices index, all items (UK). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index (6401.0), 2026-06-30 (CC BY 4.0). Figures calculated by EconoMonitor are based on ABS data. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS. Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ONS.

Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. For our calculations: Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Checks for this release: Check A passed, Check B passed.

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